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aforethought
CIDE DICTIONARY
aforethought, a.
Premeditated; prepense; previously in mind; designed; as, malice aforethought, which is required to constitute murder. Bouvier. [1913 Webster]
aforethought, n.
Premeditation. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
aforethought
advised, calculatedness, calculation, considered, deliberateness, deliberation, designed, express intention, expressness, forethought, intentionality, preconsideration, preconsidered, predeliberated, predeliberation, predetermination, predetermined, premeditated, premeditation, prepense, preresolution, preresolved, studied, studious, thought-outROGET THESAURUS
aforethought
Predetermination
N predestination, preordination, premeditation, predeliberation, predetermination, foregone conclusion, fait accompli, parti pris, resolve, propendency, intention, project, fate, foredoom, necessity, prepense, premeditated, predesignated, predesigned, advised, studied, designed, calculated, aforethought, intended, foregone, well-laid, well-devised, well-weighed, maturely considered, cunning, advisedly, with premeditation, deliberately, all things considered, with eyes open, in cold blood, intentionally.For further exploring for "aforethought" in Webster Dictionary Online